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Miscellaneous Anvil Tools

Posted on Jul 27, 2012 | Last Updated Jul 27, 2012

An overview and explanation of several functions included in the Miscellaneous tab of Anvil.

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Tags

Posted on Jul 27, 2012 | Last Updated Jul 27, 2012

The Tags tab in Anvil lets you mark geometry in the scene as different kinds of objects. This page is an overview of the UI.

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Brush Materials and Decals

A beginning to end example of making and exporting brush materials and decals.
Posted on Jul 26, 2012 | Last Updated Apr 19, 2016

A video and sample file to show you how to export textures, brush materials, decals and a simple level from 3ds Max into the Source Game Engine.

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DXF Importer

Posted on Jul 18, 2012 | Last Updated Jul 18, 2012

You can import a DXF scene into Max. This allows you to transfer the basic level design from Hammer to Max.

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Importers

Posted on Jul 18, 2012 | Last Updated Jan 16, 2015

Wall Worm file importers.

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Overview Exporter

Posted on Jul 18, 2012 | Last Updated Dec 27, 2021

The Overview/Radar texture exporter allows you to export an overview texture straight from your Max scene.

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Making Collision Models

Posted on Jul 16, 2012 | Last Updated Jul 29, 2013

Articles about making collision models.

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Some PSDs can crash VTEX

PSD files created with Viewport Canvas must be converted
Posted on Jun 16, 2012 | Last Updated Jun 16, 2012

PSD files created with Viewport Canvas can sometimes crash VTEX.

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Cordon Manager

Posted on Jun 9, 2012 | Last Updated Jun 9, 2019

The cordon manager lets you use multiple cordons and limit the compiling of your level to the area inside the cordon.

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Lightmap Scale

Posted on May 15, 2012 | Last Updated May 15, 2012

This article details the process of setting lightmap scale on objects, displacements and faces with Wall Worm Anvil's lightmap tools.

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